Bradley knocked around by Nationals

PHOENIX — Archie Bradley didn’t possess any of the necessary traits the D-backs want their starters to have in Monday night’s 14-1 loss to the Nationals.

“He just didn’t have it tonight — location, getting ahead in the count, all the things that we teach,” Arizona manager Chip Hale said.

Washington knocked around Bradley for 3 1/3 innings, saddling the D-backs right-hander with his shortest outing of the season. He set career-highs in runs (eight), earned runs (seven) and hits (12) allowed. Every starter in the Nationals’ lineup got a hit off Bradley before he exited the game — even opposing starter Stephen Strasburg, who finished the night with a trio of singles.

Bradley said he doesn’t know what went wrong. But …

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